Sec. 05.25.090. Penalties.
(a) Except as provided in (b) of this section, a person who violates a provision of this chapter or regulations adopted under this chapter is guilty of a class A misdemeanor. (b) A person who violates (1) AS 05.25.010, 05.25.020, 05.25.030(b), 05.25.060(2), or a regulation adopted under this chapter relating to AS 05.25.010 or 05.25.020 […]
Sec. 05.25.095. Regulations.
(a) Except as provided in (c) – (e) of this section, the department may adopt regulations regarding requirements for certification of programs on boating safety education. (b) In consultation with the Department of Public Safety, the Department of Administration may adopt regulations to implement this chapter with respect to the numbering, marking, and titling of […]
Sec. 05.25.096. Fees.
(a) The Department of Administration shall assess the following fees: (1) motorized boat registration, registration renewal, and transfer of registration, $24 for a three-year period; (2) nonmotorized boat registration, registration renewal, and transfer of registration, $10 for a three-year period; (3) replacement of lost registration, $5; (4) replacement of lost registration validation decals, $5; (5) […]
Sec. 05.25.100. Definitions.
In this chapter, unless the context requires otherwise, (1) “aids to navigation” means buoys, beacons, or other fixed objects in the water that are used to mark obstructions to navigation or to direct navigation through safe channels; (2) “barge” means a boat that is (A) motorized or nonmotorized; (B) designed to be towed; and (C) […]
Sec. 05.25.020. Use of boat with water skis and surfboards.
(a) A person may not operate a boat on water of the state for towing a person on water skis, a surfboard, or a similar device unless (1) the boat is equipped with a rearview mirror in which the person being towed can be viewed; or (2) there is, in the boat, a person of […]
Sec. 05.25.030. Boat collisions, accidents, and casualties.
(a) The operator of a boat involved in a collision, accident, or casualty shall (1) render assistance as is practicable and necessary to save other persons from danger or to minimize the danger to other persons to the extent that the operator can do so without serious danger to the operator’s boat, crew, and passengers; […]
Sec. 05.25.040. Owner’s civil liability.
Except as provided under AS 09.65.112 and AS 09.65.290, the owner of a boat is liable for injury or damage caused by the negligent operation of the owner’s boat whether the negligence consists of a violation of a state statute or the failure to exercise ordinary care in the operation of the boat as the […]
Sec. 05.25.050. Declaration of policy.
It is the policy of the state to promote safety for persons and property in and connected with the use, operation, and equipment of boats on water of the state and to promote uniformity of laws relating to boat safety.
Sec. 05.25.052. Uniform state waterway marking system.
The department shall develop and adopt regulations establishing a uniform state waterway marking system for the placement of regulatory markers. The regulations must be compatible with the system of aids to navigation prescribed by the United States Coast Guard.
Sec. 05.25.053. Boating safety program.
(a) Except as provided in this section, the department shall administer a statewide boating safety program. The program must, to the extent consistent with state law, (1) secure the full benefits available to the state under 46 U.S.C. 13101 – 13110; and (2) take additional actions necessary to gain initial and ongoing federal acceptance of […]